The wonderful and aptly named Horsehead, and Flame nebulae.


These can be found in Orion, near the left hand star in Orions' belt, named Alnitak.

This is the bright star in the image.

 

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A 2 pane mosaic imaged on the 13th, 24th, 25th & 28th November & 1st December 2008.
William optics ZS80FD, Atik 16HR.

Ha. 45 x 8 minutes
OIII. 18 x 8 minutes binned 2x2
Red. 33 x 2 minutes binned 2x2
Green. 20 x 2 minutes binned 2x2
Blue. 20 x 2 minutes binned 2x2
Total imaging time. 10 hrs 50 minutes.

OIII was blended at 50% with both the blue and green channels and has given a nicely muted look to the image.
The red channel was a blend of Ha and red, with blend mode set to lighten.